Valley of death,great waves of sand

These great waves of sand in California and Nevada is known to be the lowest elevation in North America. But Death Valley is more than desert and heat - it is also home to a small fish that can be found only in the pool at 92 degrees Fahrenheit in this park. Shout"pupfish"in devilish hole (Cyprinodon Diabolis).

Although the cave is over 400 feet deep, this fish is believed to spawn exclusively in shallow rock shelf just below the surface waters.

Indian tribes lived in these places before 10,000 years. And yet there were two large lakes: Manly and Panamint. About 3000 years the lakes dry up and Saratoga Indians who inhabit the region at that time, probably lived in fairly dry and hot climate. In Death Valley was measured at high temperatures in the U.S. and second in the world - 134 ° F (56,7 ° C) in Griynlend Ranch (now Farnas Creek) on July 10, 1913

In the valley of death there are sand dunes in several places. The most famous of them , "Meskin sand dunes" (Mesquite Sand Dunes). Mesquita is a tree in North America and is used for the extraction of rubber. The dunes are located in the northern part of the valley and surrounded by mountains on all sides. They were used repeatedly to capture movies with desert scenes, including "Star Wars" (Star Wars).